Recent advances in intestinal fibrosis

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Despite many progresses have been made in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, especially due to the increasing number of effective therapies, the development of tissue fibrosis is a very common occurrence along the natural history of this condition. To a certain extent, fibrogenesis is a physiological and necessary process in all those conditions characterised by chronic inflammation. However, the excessive deposition of extracellular matrix within the bowel wall will end up in the formation of strictures, with the consequent need for surgery. A number of mechanisms have been described in this process, but some of them are not yet clear. For sure, the main trigger is the presence of a persistent inflammatory status within the mucosa, which in turn favours the occurrence of a pro-fibrogenic environment. Among the main key players, myofibroblasts, fibroblasts, immune cells, growth factors and cytokines must be mentioned. Although there are no available therapies able to target fibrosis, the only way to prevent it is by controlling inflammation. In this review, we summarize the state of art of the mechanisms involved in gut fibrogenesis, how to diagnose it, and which potential targets could be druggable to tackle fibrosis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:96

Enthalten in:

Molecular aspects of medicine - 96(2024) vom: 01. Apr., Seite 101251

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lenti, Marco Vincenzo [VerfasserIn]
Santacroce, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]
Broglio, Giacomo [VerfasserIn]
Rossi, Carlo Maria [VerfasserIn]
Di Sabatino, Antonio [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Collagen
Crohn's disease
Extracellular matrix
Journal Article
Myofibroblast
Review
Strictureplasty
Ulcerative colitis

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Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 02.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.mam.2024.101251

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368497852